As part of the Fall Fridays Scholarship WebinAAR Series, this webinar examines the complex relationship between modern universities and academic theology in the nineteenth century, and its implications for the study of religion in twenty-first-century universities. The modern university of the nineteenth century represented a significant shift from earlier models of higher education. Shaping this new academic framework was Wilhelm von Humboldt, while Friedrich Schleiermacher laid the groundwork for the university's theological faculty. This webinar begins by examining Schleiermacher's insights on the role of theology within the modern university, before moving on to consider related developments in Europe and across the Atlantic. Also, the discussion will address the ongoing trend of professionalizing the study of religion that emerged from this historical context.